JP2011076171A - Terminal device connected to internet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To print an image expressed with data displayed on a browser screen without using any printer driver. <P>SOLUTION: A browser application displays buttons 70a, 70b, and 70c on a browser screen 60. The browser application displays a browser print screen 90 when the button 70b is operated by a user. When an OK button on the browser print screen 90 is operated by a user, the browser application obtains new data converted from data displayed on a view 72 of the browser screen 60. The browser application transmits the obtained new data to a default printer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The technology disclosed in this specification relates to a terminal device connected to the Internet.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a printer driver stored in a host computer. The printer driver converts character data into a printer language. The printer driver transmits the printer language converted from the character data to the printer. The printer executes print processing according to the printer language.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-22335

  A user may desire an image represented by data acquired from the Internet and displayed on a browser screen to be printed. With the technique of Patent Document 1, the above image cannot be printed unless a printer driver is used. The present specification discloses a technique capable of printing an image represented by data displayed on a browser screen without using a printer driver.

  The technology disclosed in this specification is a terminal device connected to the Internet. The terminal device includes a memory, a first processing unit, and a second processing unit. The memory stores a browser application including a first program and a second program. The first processing unit acquires specific data from the Internet according to the first program, and displays a browser screen including the specific data on the display unit. The second processing unit executes processing according to the second program. The second processing unit includes a first display processing unit, an acquisition unit, and a transmission unit. The first display processing unit displays a predetermined input unit on the browser screen. The acquisition unit is new specific data converted from the specific data displayed on the browser screen when the predetermined input unit is operated, and can be interpreted by a specific printer. The new specific data having a specific format is acquired. The transmission unit transmits the new specific data to the specific printer.

  In the above technique, when the predetermined input unit is operated by the user, the browser application acquires the new specific data converted from the specific data displayed on the browser screen. The new specific data can be transmitted to the specific printer. The specific printer can execute a printing process according to the new specific data. As a result, an image represented by the specific data displayed on the browser screen is printed. In this technique, the acquisition of the new specific data and the transmission of the new specific data are executed by a browser application (particularly the second program). That is, an image represented by the specific data displayed on the browser screen can be printed without using a printer driver.

  The acquisition unit may acquire the new specific data by converting the specific data into the new specific data. According to this technology, since the terminal device itself can execute the conversion process from the specific data to the new specific data, the terminal apparatus requests other devices to perform the conversion process. You do n’t have to.

  The terminal device may further include an installation unit that installs the second program as an extension program in the browser application. According to this technique, when the browser application does not include the second program, the second program can be installed as an extension program of the browser application. Thereby, the terminal device can execute processing such as acquisition of the new specific data according to the second program.

  The terminal device may be connected to the Internet via a local area network. The second processing unit is configured to search for one or more printers connected to the local area network, and to store printer information related to the specific printer among the one or more printers in a memory. And a storage control unit that stores the data in a predetermined storage area. The transmission unit may transmit the new specific data to the specific printer using the printer information stored in the predetermined storage area. According to this technique, the terminal device stores information related to the destination printer of the new specific data (that is, data to be printed) acquired by the browser application by executing a printer search. be able to.

  The second processing unit causes the display unit to display a printer selection screen for selecting one printer from the plurality of printers when the search unit searches for a plurality of printers. The display processing unit may be further provided. The storage control unit may store printer information related to the specific printer selected by the user in the predetermined storage area. According to this configuration, the user can select a printer as a transmission destination of the new specific data (that is, data to be printed) acquired by the browser application from a plurality of printers.

  The second processing unit may further include a third display processing unit that displays the status information of the specific printer on the browser screen. According to this technique, the user can know the status information of the specific printer by looking at the browser screen. Based on the status information, the user can determine whether or not the predetermined button should be operated (that is, whether or not the specific printer should be printed).

  The second processing unit may further include a fourth display processing unit that causes the display unit to display a print setting selection screen for the user to select a print setting. The transmission unit may transmit print setting information indicating specific print settings selected by the user and the new specific data to the specific printer. According to this technique, the user can cause the specific printer to execute printing according to desired print settings.

  The technology disclosed in this specification can also be expressed as a program installed in a browser application as an extension program (that is, the above-described second program). A control method and a browser application (that is, a combination of the first program and the second program described above) for realizing the terminal device are also new and useful. A system including the terminal device and the specific printer is also new and useful.

An example of a structure of a terminal system is shown. The figure for demonstrating each screen displayed on a display part is shown. The flowchart of the setting process which a terminal device performs is shown. The flowchart of the printing process which a terminal device performs is shown.

(System configuration)
Embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a terminal system 2 of the present embodiment. The terminal system 2 includes a PC 4, the Internet 27, a router 28, a LAN 50, and a plurality of printers 52 to 56. The PC 4 and each printer 52 are connected to the LAN 50. The PC 4 and each printer 52 can communicate with each other via the LAN 50. The LAN 50 is connected to the Internet 27 via the router 28. The PC 4 can access the Internet 27 via the LAN 50 and the router 28. Each printer 52 is a device having at least a printing function. Each printer 52 or the like may be a multi-function device further having a scanner function, a copy function, a FAX function, a telephone function, and the like. The plurality of printers 52 to 56 have the same configuration.

(Configuration of PC4)
Next, the configuration of the PC 4 will be described. The PC 4 includes a display unit 6, an operation unit 8, an NVRAM 10, a control unit 14, a network interface 30, and a ROM 32. The display unit 6 is a display for displaying various information. The operation unit 8 includes a keyboard and a mouse. The user can input various instructions to the PC 4 by operating the operation unit 8. The NVRAM 10 is a nonvolatile memory and has a setting storage area 12. The setting storage area 12 stores browser printing conditions of a printer (for example, the printer 52) connected to the LAN 50. The browser printing conditions will be described in detail later. The network interface 30 is connected to the LAN 50. The ROM 32 stores a browser application 34. The browser application 34 includes a browser program 38 and an add-on program 36. The ROM 32 further stores an OS (Operating System) program (not shown).

  The control unit 14 is configured by a CPU. The functions of the first processing unit 16 and the second processing unit 18 are realized by the control unit 14 executing processes according to the browser program 38 and the add-on program 36 included in the browser application 34 in the ROM 32. The first processing unit 16 displays a browser screen on the display unit 6 according to the browser program 38. The second processing unit 18 executes various processes according to the add-on program 36. When the second processing unit 18 executes processing according to the add-on program 36, the first to fourth display processing units 20, 44 to 48, the acquisition unit 22, the transmission unit 24, the search unit 26, and the storage control unit 42 functions are realized. Further, the function of the installation unit 40 is realized by the control unit 14 executing the process according to the OS program in the ROM 32. The install unit 40 installs the add-on program 36 in the browser application 34 when the add-on program 36 is not included in the browser application 34.

(Explanation of browser print screen and printer search screen)
Next, the browser screen 60 and the printer search screen 80 displayed on the display unit 6 of the PC 4 will be described with reference to FIG. On the display unit 6 of the PC 4, a browser screen 60, a printer search screen 80, a browser print screen 90, and a browser print setting screen 100 are displayed. Note that the browser print screen 90 and the browser print setting screen 100 will be described in print processing described later. The first processing unit 16 displays the browser screen 60 (browser window 60) on the display unit 6 in accordance with the browser program 38 (see FIG. 1). Note that the type of browser is not particularly limited. The second processing unit 18 causes the display unit 6 to display the printer search screen 80, the browser print screen 90, and the browser print setting screen 100 according to the add-on program 36. Hereinafter, printing via a browser without using a printer driver is referred to as “browser printing”.

  The upper left diagram of FIG. 2 shows an example of the layout of the browser screen 60. The browser screen 60 includes a title bar 62, an address bar 66, a menu bar 68, a view 72, and a status bar 74. The title bar 62 displays the name of the Web page displayed in the view 72 (“AAA” in the example of FIG. 2). In the address bar 66, the address 64 of the Web page displayed in the view 72 is displayed. The menu bar 68 displays a list of menus that can be executed on the browser screen 60. A web page is displayed in the view 72. The status bar 74 displays the web page reading status and the like. When the add-on program 36 is not installed in the browser application 34, the status 76 is not displayed on the right end of the status bar 74. In a state where the add-on program 36 is installed in the browser application 34, the third display processing unit 46 displays the printer status 76 set as the default printer in the setting process described later on the right end of the status bar 74. In a state in which the browser screen 60 is activated, the second processing unit 18 transmits an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) status request command to the default printer every predetermined time. As a result, the PC 4 acquires the status of the default printer. For example, in a state where the PC 4 can communicate with the default printer, “Online” is displayed as the status 76. When the PC 4 cannot communicate with the default printer, “offline” is displayed as the status 76. When an error has occurred in the default printer, “error” is displayed as the status 76. In a state where printing is being performed in the default printer, “printing” is displayed as the status 76. When printing is completed in the default printer, “printing completed” is displayed as the status 76 for a predetermined time from the end of printing.

  When the “file” in the menu bar 68 is operated by the user, a button group 70 is displayed below the “file” menu. In a state where the add-on program 36 is not installed in the browser application 34, only a specific button group other than the buttons 70a, 70b, and 70c is displayed among the button group 70 shown in FIG. In a state where the add-on program 36 is installed in the browser application 34, the first display processing unit 16 displays the buttons 70a, 70b, and 70c in addition to the specific button group. The button 70a is a button for displaying the printer search screen 80. The button 70b is a button for displaying the browser print setting screen 100. The button 70c is a button for displaying the browser print screen 90.

  Next, the printer search screen 80 will be described. When the button 70a is operated by the user, the second display processing unit 44 (see FIG. 1) displays the printer search screen 80 on the display unit 6. 2 shows an example of the layout of the printer search screen 80. The printer search screen 80 is a screen for searching for a printer to be set as a default printer. The printer search screen 80 includes a field 82 in which search conditions are input, a field 84 in which additional conditions are input, and an instruction button group 86. The user can input a search condition in the column 82 by operating the operation unit 8. In the search condition column, a printer name (node name), a model name, and a paper size are input. The user can input detailed search conditions in the additional condition column 84 by operating the operation unit 8. In the additional condition column 84, information indicating whether color printing is possible is input.

  The user can operate (for example, click) a search button in the instruction button group 86 by operating the operation unit 8. In this case, the search unit 26 (see FIG. 1) broadcasts a predetermined command (for example, an SNMP GET command) to the LAN 50. As a result, the plurality of printers 52, 54, and 56 connected to the LAN 50 have their own node names, their model names, their IP addresses, and formats that can be interpreted by themselves in accordance with the predetermined commands. And a response including other information is transmitted to the PC 4. As a result, the search unit 26 acquires the response from the plurality of printers 52, 54, and 56. The other information includes information indicating the size of printing paper that can be printed by the printer and whether or not the printer can perform color printing. For each of a plurality of responses, the search unit 26 determines whether information (node name, model name, paper size, etc.) included in the response satisfies all the conditions input in the columns 82 and 84. to decide. The search unit 26 identifies the node name included in the response that has been determined affirmatively. Next, the second display processing unit 44 causes the display unit 6 to display a search result screen 88 including a list of node names specified by the search unit 26. The user can select one printer from the list of printers (node names) displayed on the search result screen 88 by operating the operation unit 8. When one printer is selected by the user, the storage control unit 42 (see FIG. 1) sets the selected printer as a default printer. Specifically, the storage control unit 42 sets all information (node name, model name, IP address, interpretable format type, etc.) included in the response from the selected printer in the NVRAM 10. It is stored in the storage area 12.

(Setting process executed by PC4)
Next, the setting process executed by the control unit 14 of the PC 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The user can execute a predetermined operation for starting the browser application 34 on the operation unit 8 of the PC 4. In this case, the first processing unit 16 displays the browser screen 60 (see FIG. 2) on the display unit 6 according to the browser program 38. The user can execute an operation for acquiring the add-on program 36 on the browser screen 60. In this case, the installation unit 40 downloads the add-on program 32 from a specific site on the Internet Article 27 (S2). Next, the installation unit 40 installs the downloaded add-on program 32 in the browser application 34 (S4). More specifically, the installation unit 40 installs the add-on program 32 as an extension program of the browser application 34.

  Subsequently, the search unit 26 searches for a printer connected to the LAN 50 (S6). Specifically, the search unit 26 broadcasts the predetermined command to the LAN 50. As a result, the plurality of printers 52, 54, and 56 transmit responses to the PC 4 including their own node names, their own model names, their own IP addresses, and the format types that they can interpret. The search unit 26 determines whether the above response has been received (S8). If YES here, the process proceeds to S10. If NO here, the setting process ends.

  In S10, the search unit 26 determines whether or not a plurality of responses have been received. If YES here, the process proceeds to S12. If NO here, the process proceeds to S14. In S12, the search unit 26 identifies a node name from each of the plurality of responses, and causes the display unit 6 to display a search result screen 88 (see FIG. 2) including a list of the plurality of identified node names. The user can select one printer from the list of printers (node names) displayed on the search result screen 88 by operating the operation unit 8. When one printer is selected by the user, the storage control unit 42 sets the selected printer as a default printer (S14). The processing in S14 is the same as the default printer setting described using the printer search screen 80 in FIG. If NO in S10, in S14, the search unit 26 sets one printer that has transmitted the above response as a default printer.

(Print processing executed by PC4)
Next, a printing process executed by the PC 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The user can input a desired Web server address in the address bar 66 (see FIG. 2) on the browser screen 60. Thereby, the first processing unit 16 acquires data from the Web server according to the browser program 38. The data acquired here has, for example, an HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) format. The first processing unit 16 displays the data on the view 72 on the browser screen 60. The user operates “File” in the menu bar 68. In this case, the first display processing unit 20 displays the button group 70 including the buttons 70a, 70b, and 70c according to the add-on program 36. The printing process ends when the user operates the button 70c. In this case, the fourth display processing unit 48 causes the display unit 6 to display the browser print screen 90 (see FIG. 2). The browser print screen 90 is a screen (that is, another window) different from the browser screen 60.

  The browser print screen 90 will be described. The upper right diagram in FIG. 2 shows an example of the layout of the browser print screen 90. The browser print screen 90 is a screen for inputting an instruction to start browser printing. The browser print screen 90 includes a default printer display field 91, a setting button 92, a copy number setting field 94, and an instruction button group 96. In the column 91, the node name of the current default printer set through the setting process of FIG. 3 or the printer search screen 80 of FIG. 2 is displayed. The setting button 92 is a button for displaying the browser print setting screen 100 (see FIG. 2). A column 94 is a column for setting the number of copies for browser printing. The user can enter the number of copies in the field 94. When the user operates a print preview button in the instruction button group 96, a preview print screen of the data displayed in the view 72 is displayed. When the user operates an OK button in the instruction button group 96, a printing process described later is started.

  Next, the contents of the printing process will be described. When the printing process is started, the operation waits from the user. As illustrated in FIG. 4, when the OK button in the instruction button group 96 is operated by the user on the browser print screen 90 (S16: YES), the second control unit 18 proceeds to S24. Further, when the setting button 92 is operated by the user on the browser print screen 90 (S18: YES), the second control unit 18 proceeds to browser print setting processing (S20). When a button that is neither an OK button nor a setting button (for example, a print preview button or a cancel button) is operated, processing corresponding to the button operated by the user is performed (S19).

  In the browser print setting process, the fourth display processing unit 48 causes the display unit 6 to display the browser print setting screen 100 (see FIG. 2). The browser print setting screen 100 will be described. The lower right diagram of FIG. 2 shows an example of the layout of the browser print setting screen 100. The browser print setting screen 100 is a screen for setting print conditions for browser printing. The browser print setting screen 100 includes a field 102 and an instruction button group 104. A column 102 is a column for inputting various printing conditions. The user can input printing conditions in the field 102 by operating the operation unit 8. In the column 102, the paper size, layout (so-called 2in1, 4in1, etc.), the number of copies, and the presence / absence of double-sided printing are input. As shown in FIG. 4, the second control unit 18 waits until a printing condition is input in the field 102 and then any button in the instruction button group 104 is operated. When the OK button in the instruction button group 104 is operated by the user (S21: YES), the storage control unit 42 stores the printing conditions input in the field 102 in the setting storage area 12 in the NVRAM 10 (S23). The control unit 14 closes the browser print setting screen 100. On the other hand, when the cancel button is operated (S22: YES), the control unit 14 closes the browser print setting screen 100 without storing the print conditions input in the field 102 in the setting storage area 12 in the NVRAM 10. When the browser print setting screen 100 is closed, the browser print screen 90 returns to an operation waiting state from the user.

  In S24 of FIG. 4, the acquisition unit 22 reads from the setting storage area 12 in the NVRAM 10 a format that can be interpreted by the default printer (set through the setting process in FIG. 3 or the printer search screen 80 in FIG. 2). Next, the acquisition unit 22 converts the data in the HTML format displayed in the view 72 of the browser screen 60 (see FIG. 2) into the read format (for example, xml data, pdf data, etc.). Thereby, the acquisition unit 22 acquires new data after conversion. Next, the second processing unit 18 determines whether or not the status of the default printer is “online” (S26). This determination may be made, for example, by inquiring the default printer at the timing of performing the processing of S26, or the status 76 displayed on the status bar 74 (see FIG. 2) on the browser screen 60 is “online”. You may judge by whether it is. If S26 is YES, the process proceeds to S28. If NO here, the process proceeds to S30. In S <b> 28, the transmission unit 24 reads the IP address of the default printer from the setting storage area 12 in the NVRAM 10. Further, the transmission unit 24 reads the printing conditions input on the browser print setting screen 100 from the setting storage area 12 in the NVRAM 10. Further, the transmission unit 24 reads the number of prints input in the print number setting column 94 in FIG. In the following, the print condition read here and the number of copies are collectively referred to as “specific print condition”. The transmission unit 24 transmits the new data after the conversion and the specific printing condition using the read IP address as a transmission destination. The new data after the conversion is converted into a file and transmitted by, for example, a Web Service or a printing method defined by UPnP. A default printer (for example, the printer 52) receives the new data after the conversion and the specific printing condition. The default printer prints an image represented by the new data after the conversion according to the specific printing condition. On the other hand, in S30, the second processing unit 18 displays an error screen on the display unit 6 (S30). When the process of S28 or S30 is executed, the printing process ends.

  When the button 70b is operated on the browser screen 60 of FIG. 2, the fourth display processing unit 48 causes the display unit 6 to display the browser print setting screen 100 (see FIG. 2). When the printing condition is input in the field 102 and then the OK button in the instruction button group 104 is operated, the storage control unit 42 stores the printing condition input in the field 102 in the setting storage area 12 in the NVRAM 10. Let Thereby, the printing conditions in the setting storage area 12 are updated.

  The terminal system 2 of the present embodiment has been described in detail. In the present embodiment, the first display processing unit 20 displays a browser print button 70 c on the browser screen 60. When the browser print button 70c is operated and the OK button is operated on the browser print screen 90, the acquisition unit 22 acquires new data after conversion from the data displayed in the view 72 of the browser screen 60. The transmission unit 24 transmits new data after conversion to the default printer. As a result, the default printer performs printing according to the new data after conversion. According to the present embodiment, an image represented by data displayed on the browser screen 60 can be printed without using a printer driver.

  In the above embodiment, the acquisition unit 22 converts the HTML data displayed in the view 72 on the browser screen 60 into a format that can be interpreted by the printer. Since the PC 4 itself can execute the above conversion processing, it is not necessary to request the above conversion processing from another device.

  In the above embodiment, the installation unit 40 can install the add-on program 36 in the browser application 34. For this reason, when the add-on program 36 is not installed, the add-on program 36 can be installed in the browser application 34.

  In the above embodiment, the search unit 26 searches for a printer connected to the LAN 4. The storage control unit 42 sets the searched printer as a default printer. As a result, information regarding the printer to which the new data after the above conversion is sent can be stored in the setting storage area 12.

  When the search unit 26 searches for a plurality of printers, the second display processing unit 44 displays a search result screen 88. The user can select a default printer from a plurality of printers.

  In the above embodiment, the third display processing unit 46 displays the default printer status 76 on the browser screen 60. For this reason, the user can know the status information of the default printer by looking at the browser screen 60. Based on the status information, the user can determine whether or not the browser print button 70c should be operated (that is, whether or not the default printer should print).

  Further, in the above embodiment, the fourth display processing unit 48 causes the display unit 6 to display the browser print setting screen 100 for the user to select a printing condition. The transmission unit 24 transmits the specific print condition including the print condition selected by the user and the new data after the conversion to the default printer. For this reason, the user can cause the default printer to execute printing in accordance with desired printing conditions.

  The correspondence between the configuration of the example and the configuration of the present invention will be described. The browser program 38 is an example of a “first program”. The add-on program 36 is an example of a “second program”. The data displayed in the view 72 is an example of “specific data”. The buttons 70a, 70b, and 70c are examples of the “predetermined input unit”. The default printer is an example of a “specific printer”. The new data after conversion is an example of “new specific data”. The setting storage area 12 is an example of a “predetermined storage area”. Therefore, the NVRAM 10 and the ROM 32 are examples of “memory”. The browser print setting screen is an example of a “print setting selection screen”.

The modifications of the above embodiment are listed below.
(1) The first display processing unit 20 may display a so-called toolbar on a part of the browser screen 60 according to the add-on program 36. In this case, the tool bar may include buttons 70a, 70b, and 70c for displaying the printer search screen 80, the browser print screen 90, and the browser print setting screen 100, respectively.

(2) The installation unit 40 may not acquire the add-on program 36 from the Internet 27 in S2 of FIG. For example, the installation unit 40 may acquire the add-on program 36 from a storage medium (such as a CD-ROM) in which the add-on program 36 is stored.

(3) The acquisition unit 22 may transmit the HTML data displayed in the view 72 and information indicating a format interpretable by the default printer to another device instead of S24 in FIG. The other device may convert the HTML data into the above format and send the converted new data to the PC 4. The acquisition unit 22 may acquire new data after conversion by receiving the new data after conversion.

(4) In the above embodiment, the PC 4 is an example of a “terminal device”. However, the technology of the present embodiment can also be applied to other types of terminal devices. The technology of the present embodiment can be applied to, for example, a television, a game machine, and the like.

  Specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail above, but these are merely examples and do not limit the scope of the claims. The technology described in the claims includes various modifications and changes of the specific examples illustrated above.

  The technical elements described in this specification or the drawings exhibit technical usefulness alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combinations described in the claims at the time of filing. In addition, the technology illustrated in the present specification or the drawings achieves a plurality of objects at the same time, and has technical utility by achieving one of the objects.

  2: terminal system, 4: PC, 6: display unit, 8: operation unit, 10: NVRAM, 14: control unit, 16: first processing unit, 18: second processing unit, 30: network interface, 32 : ROM, 38: Browser program, 36: Add-on program, 52, 54, 56: Printer

Claims (8)

A terminal device connected to the Internet,
A memory for storing a browser application including a first program and a second program;
A first processing unit that acquires specific data from the Internet according to the first program, and displays a browser screen including the specific data on a display unit;
A second processing unit that executes processing according to the second program,
The second processing unit includes:
A first display processing unit for displaying a predetermined input unit on the browser screen;
When the predetermined input unit is operated, new specific data converted from the specific data displayed on the browser screen has a specific format that can be interpreted by a specific printer. An acquisition unit for acquiring the new specific data;
A transmission unit that transmits the new specific data to the specific printer.   The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires the new specific data by converting the specific data into the new specific data.   The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising an installation unit that installs the second program as an extension program in the browser application. The terminal device is connected to the Internet via a local area network;
The second processing unit includes:
A search unit for searching for one or more printers connected to the local area network;
A storage control unit that stores printer information related to the specific printer among the one or more printers in a predetermined storage area in the memory;
4. The transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits the new specific data to the specific printer by using the printer information stored in the predetermined storage area. 5. Terminal device. The second processing unit displays, on the display unit, a printer selection screen for a user to select one printer from the plurality of printers when a plurality of printers are searched by the search unit. A second display processing unit for displaying;
The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the storage control unit stores the printer information related to the specific printer selected by the user in the predetermined storage area.   6. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the second processing unit further includes a third display processing unit that displays status information of the specific printer on the browser screen. The second processing unit further includes a fourth display processing unit that causes the display unit to display a print setting selection screen for the user to select print settings.
The transmission unit according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the transmission unit transmits print setting information indicating a specific print setting selected by the user and the new specific data to the specific printer. The terminal device described. A program installed in the browser application as an extension program,
In the computer mounted on the terminal device connected to the Internet, the following processes, that is,
First display processing for displaying a predetermined button on a browser screen displayed according to the browser application;
When the predetermined button is operated, new specific data converted from the specific data displayed on the browser screen and having a specific format that can be interpreted by a specific printer An acquisition process to acquire specific data;
A transmission process for transmitting the new specific data to the specific printer;
A program that executes

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